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The order of battle for the Battle of Ayacucho proceeded as follows:
Patriots [1] | Royalist [2] |
Commander in Chief
Officers
· Chief of Staff (military) Agustín Gamarra · First Aide de Camp Francis Burdett O'Connor ·
Division of Perú (Left), Commander of division José de La Mar
1st Infantry Battalion, Commander Francisco de Paula Otero
2nd Infantry Battalion (Trujillo), Commander Ramón Gonzales
3rd Infantry Battalion(Callao), Commander Miguel Benavides
Peruvian Legion of the Guard Infantry Battalion, Commander José María Plaza
1st Colombian Division (Reserve), Commander of division Jacinto Lara
Vencedor Battalion, Commander Ignacio Luque
Vargas Battalion, Commander Trinidad Moran
Rifles Battalion, Commander Arthur Sandes ![Flag of the United Kingdom.svg](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png)
2nd Colombian Division (Right), Commander of division José María Córdoba
Bogotá Btn., Commander Leon Galindo
Voltigeurs Battalion, Commander Pedro Guash
Pichincha Battalion, Commander Manuel Leon
Caracas Battalion, Commander José Leal
Cavalry Division, Commander of division William Miller
2 Squadrons from , Commander Isodoro Suárez
1 Squadron from the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers, Commander Alexis Bruix
2 Squadrons of the Gran Colombia Horse Grenadiers, Commander Lucas Carvajal
2 Squadrons, Colombian Hussars, Commander
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Commander in Chief
Chief of Staff
Division of Valdés
Cantabria Battalion; Commander: , men: 580
"del Centro" Battalion (Azángaro); Commander: , men: 464
Voluntarios de Castro of Chiloe Battalion; Commander: José Hugue, plazas: men 495
1st "Imperial Alejandro" Battalion (Extremadura); Commander: Pedro Becerra, men: 398
Division of Monet
2nd Battalion, 1st Cusco Infantry Regiment; Commander: Francisco Villabase, men: 414
Burgos Battalion; Commander: Juan A. Pardo, men: 540
Guías del General Battalion; Commander: , plazas: 240
Victoria Battalion (Talavera); Commander: Manuel Sánchez, men: 392
Infante Don Carlos Battalion; Commander: , men: 444
Division of González Villalobos
Gerona Battalion; Commander: Domingo Echezarraga, men: 900
1st Battalion, 1st Cusco Infantry Regiment; Commander: , men: 415
Ferdinand VII Battalion (Buenos Aires); Commander: , men: 196
Cavalry Division Ferraz
Guard Grenadiers Squadron, squadron commander: Valentín Ferraz, men: 380
Ferdinand VII's Hussars Squadron, Commander: Francisco Puyol, men: 124
Unión Dragoons Squadron, Commander: , men: 218
Peru Dragoons Squadron, Commander: , men: 146
Viceroy's Halberdiers Squadron; men: 46
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See also[]
Battle of Ayacucho
Notes[]
- ^ Jorge Basadre & José Manuel Valega. El Perú Republicano y los fundamentos de su emancipación. Madrid: Sociedad Académica de Estudios Americanos, 1960. Soldados en la batalla el 9 de diciembre.
- ^ "Memorias para la Historia de las armas españolas en el Perú", tome I y II.And "Documentos de la Guerra Separatista del Perú. Torata" tome I.
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